I am going to sit there and watch Michael Phelps break my record anonymously? That's almost demeaning to me. It is not almost - it is.

If he wins seven golds and ties what I did, then it would be like I was the first man on the moon and he became the second. If he wins more than seven, then he becomes the first man on Mars. We'd both be unique.

Past performance speaks a tremendous amount about one's ability and likelihood for success.

I wasn't able to lower my cholesterol so they put me on a statin drug. It is called lipitor. I was able to lower my level in about 30 days from above 300 to below 200.

If you're fail to prepare, you're prepared to fail.

I just tried to keep my cool and continue with my race plan: to win.

If you are relaxing and subconsciously thinking about your coming race, you are going to perform at just about 100 percent efficiency.